Unpopular opinion but lots of rural and suburban people will only vote conservative. As much as I wish it were different, this has been my experience in Alberta for twenty years. I hope there’s a split in the UCP and pc party can become a thing again. And wildlife can do their thing.
Map of Hawrelak Park with the new paved trails in red.
Hawrelak Park reopened today, now featuring a network of paved trails. They were clear and mostly ice-free before the snow started. It's great to have this important #yegbike link to the west end back.
Rachel Maddow spoke at UBC this week.
She holds no punches back during the question period. US is in trouble and she has advice for how Canadians can help. One of her suggestions was to let Carney lead as the US just isn't capable at the moment.
#canpoli
#TeamCanada
My official statement about Edmonton’s Police Chief’s decision to travel to Israel.
Congrats to SGA who breaks Wilt's record for consecutive 20 point games with a jumper at 7:04 of the 3Q. I've been following Canadian hoops since Mike Smrek was a Laker. To think a 🇨🇦🏀player would break a record held by Wilt Chamberlain boggles the mind.
Tweet from Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz: Justice has been done. I welcome the decision of the Chief Military Prosecutor, Major General Itai Ofir, to close the Sde Teiman cases against IDF soldiers and to cancel the indictment against them. This trial was born in sin by the previous Military Advocate General, using a blood libel against IDF soldiers and criminal investigation methods, and I am glad that justice has been done and the trial has been canceled. The role of the IDF's legal system is to protect and safeguard IDF soldiers who engage heroically in war against cruel monsters, and not the rights of the terrorists of Hamas. I am convinced that the decision will lead to a new path.
The Defense Minister of Israel says it was "blood libel" to go after Israeli soldiers caught on camera raping a Palestinian.
Can this be a solution?
Some entertaining solutions for a stupid problem.
Exhibit A
Let's talk about how sexual shaming has been used in other countries to punish female journalists. This is the case of Khadija Ismayilova, a journalist in Azerbaijan who was secretly recorded in her own home. www.amnesty.org.uk/knowledge-hu...
83 POINTS FOR BAM ADEBAYO
Bam Adebayo has 43 points against the Wizards...
...IN JUST THE FIRST HALF 😳
"Real energy security is about reducing strategic vulnerability. Every rooftop solar panel is an act of economic sovereignty. Every wind turbine is a barrel of oil that never has to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. Every MW-hour of storage makes a grid less dependent on a pipeline or a tanker."
I’m in Alberta, relying on O&G is an awful way to run a government. It’s boom and bust constantly but always tax breaks for corporations, not to mention the companies that leave their oil wells and ruin the land….
My latest piece on Turkey and the Iran war:
1️⃣ NATO intercepted a second Iranian missile that entered Turkish airspace. Ankara warned Tehran, while Iranian officials denied responsibility and said they respect Turkish sovereignty. But Iran’s so-called “mosaic defense” strategy, 1/4
This is just terrifying. Ten million people live in Tehran. Real people, just like anyone else.
American innovation has blessed us with a new horror, speedrunning imperial overstretch
Caitlin KALINOWSKI over X I resigned from OpenAl. I care deeply about the Robotics team and the work we built together. This wasn't an easy call. Al has an important role in national security. But surveillance of Americans without judicial oversight and lethal autonomy without human authorization are lines that deserved more deliberation than they got. This was about principle, not people. I have deep respect for Sam and the team, and I'm proud of what we built together.
OpenAI head of robotics just resigned over company deal with the Pentagon saying…
“Surveillance of Americans without judicial oversight and lethal autonomy without human authorization are lines that deserved more deliberation than they got”
Go Canada 🇨🇦
Ha, sounds like my great grandfather, he was officially a “jack of all trades” fisherman but I did learn later he was a rum runner haha. Prohibition was good for the NS economy.
Without health, money is worth nothing. Canada has to fight to keep its healthcare from being Americanized by our Con premiers.
#CdnPoli
Cartoon by Tommy Siegel
Who wants to be allies with this ”no stupid rules of engagement “?
Look out schools and hospitals and other horrors.
Wow, this is an excellent short video on what Smith is doing to Alberta. It gets straight to the point.
…But also we’re not going to bother with actually defeating the repressive forces of the authoritarian regimes or securing their most advanced weaponry against misuse. That’d be too much like work. It’s decapitation attacks all the way down.
Seems like the emerging policy is: you people out there are responsible for setting up your own governments, but if the US doesn’t like who ends up in charge we’ll just assassinate or kidnap them and then the ball is back in your court.
Trump continues that: "heavy and pinpoint bombing, however, will continue, uninterrupted throughout the week or, as long as necessary to achieve our objective of PEACE THROUGHOUT THE MIDDLE EAST AND, INDEED, THE WORLD!"
bombing will continue until there's world peace. fuck.
I hadn't seen Canada's response to this war, but it turns out that Carney and Anand are stuck in the past. We simply can't jump up and support every American aggression. The US is a faithless ally these days, doing heaps of damage. Does Canada really want to legitiamte an autocrat's war? No.
When a company in an industry built on hype tells you that a use case is a bad idea—and actually dangerous—that means it’s a *catastrophically* bad idea.
OpenAI is not going to be proactive to protect people. I really hope all MPs work to protect Canadians from this company because it seems like there aren’t any guardrails for the users
AI minister says OpenAI still not doing enough in wake of B.C. shooting, will meet CEO Altman - CBC News
